Matthew 15:26
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Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs.

It is not.

Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Mark 7:27,28 Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs. . . .

Acts 22:21,22 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee. . . .

Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Galatians 2:15 We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners.

Ephesians 2:12 That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world.

Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs: beware of evil workers: beware of the concision.

Revelation 22:15 Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

dogs.

Context
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
25But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me. 26Who answering, said: It is not good to take the bread of the children, and to cast it to the dogs. 27But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.…
Cross References
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

Matthew 15:25
But she came and adored him, saying: Lord, help me.

Matthew 15:27
But she said: Yea, Lord; for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

Mark 7:27
Who said to her: suffer first the children to be filled: for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus] replied,
ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

“It is
ἔστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
Οὐκ (Ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

right
καλὸν (kalon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

to take
λαβεῖν (labein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

children’s
τέκνων (teknōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

bread
ἄρτον (arton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

toss [it]
βαλεῖν (balein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

dogs.”
κυναρίοις (kynariois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2952: A little dog, a house dog. Neuter of a presumed derivative of kuon; a puppy.


Additional Translations
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

And answering He said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs."

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs.

But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

"It is not right," He said, "to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

and he answering said, 'It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast to the little dogs.'
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